Cartoon animation in the modern age has a diverse collection of styles and inspirations. Compared to the early television ages of animation, modern day television animation embraces different art styles and mediums. Typically, in early television animation, the styles were 2D cartoons, creating a mixture of the previously famous UPA modern art -inspired style with the Mickey Mouse formula of using talking animals. This early television style was most notable in the Hanna-Barbera shows like Huckleberry Hound , Snagglepuss , and Yogi Bear . In modern day television, you can see all different types of animations instead of a common thread like this early style. There are shows like Adventure Time that utilizes the 2D style of early cartoons, Thomas & Friends , which incorporates a 3D sense of space within the cartoon, and many other shows that showcase mediums of art like claymation, motion capture, and stop motion. Different Animation Styles of the Modern Era The Amazing World ...